PJ 20 Gray Vinyl

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  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    I just bought this version from the link posted above. I might have received a dud. The entire album plays waaay slow. All the music is off-pitch and Eddie Vedder sounds like he's on valium. I just wanted a "cheap" copy to spin, but mine is unplayable. I just contacted customer service, so we'll see what they say...
    played mine again.  Sounds perfect.  I bought mine from them a few weeks ago. 
  • I just bought this version from the link posted above. I might have received a dud. The entire album plays waaay slow. All the music is off-pitch and Eddie Vedder sounds like he's on valium. I just wanted a "cheap" copy to spin, but mine is unplayable. I just contacted customer service, so we'll see what they say...
    played mine again.  Sounds perfect.  I bought mine from them a few weeks ago. 
    I tested some other records, and something is wrong with my turntable. Might be the motor, but all my LPs are playing slow for some reason. Doh! My PJ20 gray vinyl is probably perfectly fine.
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  • pearljim10
    pearljim10 AZ Posts: 404
    I just bought this version from the link posted above. I might have received a dud. The entire album plays waaay slow. All the music is off-pitch and Eddie Vedder sounds like he's on valium. I just wanted a "cheap" copy to spin, but mine is unplayable. I just contacted customer service, so we'll see what they say...
    played mine again.  Sounds perfect.  I bought mine from them a few weeks ago. 
    I tested some other records, and something is wrong with my turntable. Might be the motor, but all my LPs are playing slow for some reason. Doh! My PJ20 gray vinyl is probably perfectly fine.
    Def check the belt. It’s basically a rubber band that may have stretched out causing the turntable to spin at the wrong speed. 
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  • Honestly, I've been using a crappy 6-in-1 that my brother got me a few years back. I'm done with it. Gonna upgrade to an Audio-Technica AT-LP120 at the recommendation of my local record store.
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,920
    Honestly, I've been using a crappy 6-in-1 that my brother got me a few years back. I'm done with it. Gonna upgrade to an Audio-Technica AT-LP120 at the recommendation of my local record store.
    If you can swing an additional 100-250 bucks, you'd be much better off with a U-turn, Pro-ject debut carbon, or Rega Planar 1.  These are much better entry TT's, IMO, with substantially better carts out of the box.  I started with a LP120 and the difference between that and a Debut were night and day. 
  • mrussel1 said:
    Honestly, I've been using a crappy 6-in-1 that my brother got me a few years back. I'm done with it. Gonna upgrade to an Audio-Technica AT-LP120 at the recommendation of my local record store.
    If you can swing an additional 100-250 bucks, you'd be much better off with a U-turn, Pro-ject debut carbon, or Rega Planar 1.  These are much better entry TT's, IMO, with substantially better carts out of the box.  I started with a LP120 and the difference between that and a Debut were night and day. 
    Thanks, I appreciate the recommendations. I'll check those out too. I probably need to decide how far down the vinyl rabbit hole I really want to go. I feel like I'm peeking over the edge right now. Haha.
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,920
    mrussel1 said:
    Honestly, I've been using a crappy 6-in-1 that my brother got me a few years back. I'm done with it. Gonna upgrade to an Audio-Technica AT-LP120 at the recommendation of my local record store.
    If you can swing an additional 100-250 bucks, you'd be much better off with a U-turn, Pro-ject debut carbon, or Rega Planar 1.  These are much better entry TT's, IMO, with substantially better carts out of the box.  I started with a LP120 and the difference between that and a Debut were night and day. 
    Thanks, I appreciate the recommendations. I'll check those out too. I probably need to decide how far down the vinyl rabbit hole I really want to go. I feel like I'm peeking over the edge right now. Haha.
    Yeah that's exactly it.  Although if you're not hearing a big upgrade in sound quality, no reason to even enter.  
  • epie
    epie Posts: 297
    edited November 2020
    I purchased the gray vinyl a few weeks ago and agree it sounds great.  You don't get any of the nice extras that appear in the official version but the music itself sounds good.  I see there is now a Benaroya Hall unofficial vinyl floating out there as well that is looking pretty good at this point as it seems we will never get a reissue.
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    edited November 2020
    I just don't get supporting bootleg companies, I am actually surprised the 10C allows any of this. But I guess a ton of people buy fake merchandise all the time. I'm actually surprised you don't see a bunch of these $$$ posters being reproduced, for like $50 each. A company could make a ton repopping the 1998 posters.
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  • JBC7913
    JBC7913 Posts: 385
    Seems as those PJ not on Rollinrecs any longer. Unless im just incompetent.
  • Bigrfish
    Bigrfish Edmonton, AB Canada Posts: 260
    You are not! Seems all PJ vinyl has been pulled at Rollin.
  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,634
    MedozK said:
    I just don't get supporting bootleg companies, I am actually surprised the 10C allows any of this. But I guess a ton of people buy fake merchandise all the time. I'm actually surprised you don't see a bunch of these $$$ posters being reproduced, for like $50 each. A company could make a ton repopping the 1998 posters.
    I think people just want to say they have it.  I'm sure it doesn't sound any better than the cd.  
  • Papaljuice
    Papaljuice Jacksonville Posts: 504
    edited November 2020
    It looks like they took their stuff down
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    kramer73 said:
    MedozK said:
    I just don't get supporting bootleg companies, I am actually surprised the 10C allows any of this. But I guess a ton of people buy fake merchandise all the time. I'm actually surprised you don't see a bunch of these $$$ posters being reproduced, for like $50 each. A company could make a ton repopping the 1998 posters.
    I think people just want to say they have it.  I'm sure it doesn't sound any better than the cd.  
    Having owned both the original CD & LP Benaroya set, the LP set sounds amazing. Much warmer sounding than the CD. That’s not some nerdy scientific observation either. Just what my ears noticed. 
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    edited November 2020
    kramer73 said:
    MedozK said:
    I just don't get supporting bootleg companies, I am actually surprised the 10C allows any of this. But I guess a ton of people buy fake merchandise all the time. I'm actually surprised you don't see a bunch of these $$$ posters being reproduced, for like $50 each. A company could make a ton repopping the 1998 posters.
    I think people just want to say they have it.  I'm sure it doesn't sound any better than the cd.  
    Having owned both the original CD & LP Benaroya set, the LP set sounds amazing. Much warmer sounding than the CD. That’s not some nerdy scientific observation either. Just what my ears noticed. 
    I don't think any disputes that the official vinyl release is great. I think he was talking about the garbage bootlegs.
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    edited November 2020
    MedozK said:
    kramer73 said:
    MedozK said:
    I just don't get supporting bootleg companies, I am actually surprised the 10C allows any of this. But I guess a ton of people buy fake merchandise all the time. I'm actually surprised you don't see a bunch of these $$$ posters being reproduced, for like $50 each. A company could make a ton repopping the 1998 posters.
    I think people just want to say they have it.  I'm sure it doesn't sound any better than the cd.  
    Having owned both the original CD & LP Benaroya set, the LP set sounds amazing. Much warmer sounding than the CD. That’s not some nerdy scientific observation either. Just what my ears noticed. 
    I don't think any disputes that the official vinyl release is great. I think he was talking about the garbage bootlegs.
     Oops! 
    Post edited by 2-feign-reluctance on
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